Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-01
DAILY HERALD.
CITY COUNCIL.
Municipal Matters Consid-
cred Yesterday.
MORE RAILWAY FRANCHISES
An Interesting Executive Session.
Budget of the Board Of
Public Works.

The City Council met at 2:2O o'clock
yesterday afternoon, President Breed In
the chair. and all of the members pres
ent except Messrs. Hyans. Lambie'
johnson and Willard.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
REPORT OF CITY OFFICERS.
The Auditor presented his report of
the condition of the several funds OF the
CITY. Finance Committee.
The Superintendent of Streets pre-
sented q payroll amounting to $o45.
Finance Committee.
The Zanjero presented payroll
amounting to fifty.two dollars. Finance
Committee.
The Chief Of Police reported that he
had received $l629. so. in licenses. col.
lected $583, and returned uncollected
SI046.50. Finance Committee.
The Mayor reported that $632 worth
Of water had been sold during February,
Finance Committee.
VN&ANAouHO oocAN1SOs
The contract and bond with Union
Iron Works for catch.basins, was pre-.
sented and approved.
The bond OF the Central Street Rail
way was presented and approved.
George G. Knox consented to act o
commissioner in the Courthouss-street
arbitration. Ratified.
A resolut ton was adopted providing
for the redemption of certain city bonds.
The contract with Richard Maloney
for building hose carts was approved.
The contract with N. G. Mayo for
brick work was approved.
The ordinance granting franchise to
the Central Street Railroad, laid over
for one week, was read and approved,
a. was also the bond Of the Company.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Asked further time onpetition of George
Cummings. Granted.
On petition of e. h. Mayo to grade
the intersection of Eighth and Beacon
streets. Recommended the same be
granted. 50 ordered.
On petition of HI. r. Ransome and
Others to have Texas steeet grade
changed to a four per cent. grade be-
tween Temple and Courthouse streets,
asked further time. Granted.
On petition of Jas. 7. Brown and
others to grade on Georgia street. Rec.
ommended the same be granted, pro-
vided the work is done in accordance
with specifications. and whole block is
graded at the time. Concurred in.
On petition of R. X. Brown to have
damages to his property assessed by the
commission appointed in the Courthouse
street report. Recommended the same
be granted. So ordered.
On Till Of Frick Bros. for storm.water
drains, recommended that they be paid
sixty per cent. on the last bill rendered.
Sc ordered.
On petition of Victor Beaudry to have
grades established on his tract between
Chavez and Alameda streets, recon-
mended that the City Surveyor propose
che same. So ordered.
On bills for storm. water regulator, rec.
commended that the contract be awarded
to James Wadsworth for the brick work
at $675, said bid being the lowest in &C.
cordance with the specifications, and the
contract for iron work be awarded to
Bath & Fosmir, they being the lowest
bidders. So ordered.
Recommended that the Street Super.
intendent be instructed to lower the
zanjs pipe crossing Eleventh street to
the established grade. So ordered.
Asked one weeks further time on all
petitions for street railway franchises.
Granted.
That bill of M. Fl. Ledbetter for re-
pairing Downey-avenue bridge be paid.
Referred to Finance Committee.
That resolution to grade Iona drive
be withdrawn. So ordered.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Reported the examination of the reports
of sundry city officers and recommended
that they be filed. So ordered. =
That the petition Of L. W. Dennis for
a rebate of taxes be denied. So ordered.
That the salary of the Clerk of the
City Justices Court be increased to
$37. 50 per month. provided the county
makes q similar allowance. So ordered.
That the Clerk advertise for boarding
prisoners in the city Jail. So ordered.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Board of Fire Commissioners re.
ported that the petition of s. c. Hubbell
had been referred to the City Attorney.
Filed.
That the communication from the
Manchester Locomotive Works had been
accepted as amended. Filed.
Mr.. Perry called attention to dis.
mantled culvert on Also avenue. Re.
ferred to the Board of Public Works.
Mr.. iced moved that Mr.. Hubbell be
notified to connect with the Sand.street
sewer. So ordered.
Mr.. Frankenfield moved that the
property owners on Main street, between
Arcadia and the Pico House, be notified
to remove posts standing on the side.
walk; proprietor of the Hollenbeck
block also to be notified. So ordered.
The Mayor presented a communica.
tion calling attention to the lot next to
the new postoffice. The Superintendent
of Streets reported that sewer was be.
ing put in to drain the lot. On motion of
Mr.. Kuhrtz the owner OF the lot was
notified to abate the nuisance.
Mr.. Leheay, given permission to speak,
said the city owed him tive days and a
haH of water and he wanted it. Re.
ferred to the Zanja Committee.
Mr.. Davidson, a member OF an irriga-
tion association in the southwestern por'
ton. made representation and was re-
ferred to the z ,njs Committee.
THE CITY ATTORNEY.
The City Attorney presented draft OF
an ordinance changing official bed OF
the Los Angeles river to conform to the
present bridges. Adopted.
The Mayor reported that w. G. Smith,
Vice. President of the Atchlson, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad Company, was
ready to proceed with the building OF
the ievee as soon as the city made
deed to the property aliguing the river
granted to the road. Filed.
The City Attorney presented an ordi-
nance defining the lines of Pico street
between Pearl and Main streets. Adopt